Table 3 Focus group participants’ votes for behaviors that community members would be most willing to practice to prevent Zika
Behavior | Total Votes a |
|---|---|
Empty/Eliminate containers from around the yard | 26 |
Go to prenatal care visits | 26 |
Clean water storage containers (barrels) | 25 |
Use a mosquito net | 25 |
Pick up garbage around the house | 25 |
Cover water storage containers | 17 |
Clean the washbasin | 16 |
Apply chlorine to the walls of tanks / barrels | 13 |
Community / collective cleaning operations | 8 |
Use larvicide | 7 |
Dispose of tires | 5 |
Use insect repellent on the skin | 2 |
Abstain from sexual relations | 2 |
Use modern family planning methods | 1 |
Use condoms during pregnancy | 1 |
Fumigate | 1 |
Use screens on the windows and doors of the house | 0 |
Wear long sleeves | 0 |